If Trump vetoes the sanctions bill, or simply refuses to sign it in the hopes that Congress' summer recess counts as them adjourning so that he can have an un-overrideable pocket veto, he will effectively be admitting to the world in no uncertain terms that he is Putin's b*tch. If he signs the sanctions bill, his usefulness to Putin will end and he will go down harder and faster than Ivanka on Father's Day.

Hasn't the WH all but announced they'll sign this one? Trump will have to defend the language about Russia meddling (and his base wont care anyway) but vetoing just to be overridden would be a sacrifice for nothing. There's no way a "winner" would want to look weak like that.

Plus there's all kind of good conservative angles on the other parts of the bill for him to focus on and call it a win.

Um. The interference was done before Trump was president. Not sure if you can impeach a person for crimes not committed while in office. Assuming that Trump had anything to do with it.

Serious question:-Alot of news about how the Russians meddled in the election. Aside from a few sites Russians, not necessarily the Russian government, hacked, and supposedly did no harm at all, I have to say if there have been any specifics as to exactly how the Russians meddled I completely missed it. Can anyone enlighten me?

dukeblue219:Hasn't the WH all but announced they'll sign this one? Trump will have to defend the language about Russia meddling (and his base wont care anyway) but vetoing just to be overridden would be a sacrifice for nothing. There's no way a "winner" would want to look weak like that.

Plus there's all kind of good conservative angles on the other parts of the bill for him to focus on and call it a win.

No. Well, yes.

Much like literally every other possible policy position, there have been mixed messages from the Trump White House.

dukeblue219:Hasn't the WH all but announced they'll sign this one? Trump will have to defend the language about Russia meddling (and his base wont care anyway) but vetoing just to be overridden would be a sacrifice for nothing. There's no way a "winner" would want to look weak like that.

Plus there's all kind of good conservative angles on the other parts of the bill for him to focus on and call it a win.

A "win"? Are you kidding me? Just a "win"? Noooo -- it will be the bigliest, most American, and most "Making America Great Again" thing that has EVER HAPPENED! IN HISTORY! And don't forget, in a few months the whole thing will have been 45's idea all along and he had to drag the congress, kicking and screaming, to pass it. A "win"! Phaw! Sir, you surprise me.